Overview
- Fifty-nine percent of Americans ages 18–29 say AI threatens their job prospects, including 26% who call it a major threat and 33% a minor threat.
- Despite the concern, 35% report regularly using large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude, and 52% say they trust AI to help with school or work tasks.
- Expectations tilt negative: 44% say AI will take away opportunities versus 14% who expect it to create them, and 41% foresee less meaningful work compared with 14% who see gains.
- AI ranks as a bigger perceived job risk than traditional factors, outpacing outsourcing at 48% and immigration at 31%.
- The Harvard Youth Poll surveyed 2,040 people ages 18–29 from Nov. 3–7 with a 2.94% margin of error; Fortune notes trust is higher among college students (63%), and India Today reports concern across parties with 66% of Democrats and 59% of Republicans.